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Pompeii and Herculaneum small group tour - skip the line

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Description

Pompeii and Herculaneum are among the world’s most important Roman archaeological sites, but the ruins can be hard to interpret to the untrained eye. With this tour, we will take a deep dive into ancient history by visiting both sites with an archaeologist guide. Learn about the history and architecture of these two cities buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, taking in the highlights in just a few hours.

Tour Options

English tour
Italian Tour

Itinerary

Admission included10 min

Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.

Admission included10 min

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.

Admission included10 min

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

Pass by

Walk through the main street of Pompeii.

Admission included10 min

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.

Admission included10 min

In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.

Admission included10 min

These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.

Pass by

The most famous brothel in the Pompeii Roman city of Pompeii

Admission included10 min

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.

Pass by

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

Admission included15 min

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

Admission not included60 min

Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 80056 Ercolano Italy Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required. Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)

Admission included10 min

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

Admission included10 min

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

Admission included10 min

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

Admission included10 min

The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.

Admission included10 min

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained

Admission included10 min

The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.

Admission included10 min

The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.

Admission included10 min

The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions. The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.

Admission included10 min

The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.

Admission included10 min

This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.

Admission included10 min

Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

Highlights

skip the line tickets in Herculaneum
skip the line tickets in Pompeii
guidance in Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins for the entire duration of the tour
Circumvesuviana train tickets one-way from Pompeii to Herculaneum

What's included

Included
skip the line tickets in Herculaneum
skip the line tickets in Pompeii
guidance in Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins for the entire duration of the tour
Circumvesuviana train tickets one-way from Pompeii to Herculaneum
Not included
meals and personal expenses
transportation to Pompeii and to your accommodation at the end of the tour

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Important Information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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